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[John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 31/05/14 12:37, John Beard wrote:
> I'm working on the THT Right-Angle Molex Picoblade headers. I have a
> question about the silk screen.

The silk screen discussion continues apace, but I also would like to
know about naming:

> Another question is what should I do with the names? The convention
> document isn't that clear about connectors. Currently, they look like
>
>    MOLEX_53398-0271_2PIN_SMD_VERT.kicad_mod
>
> I am planning to change to:
>
>    Molex_PicoBlade_53398-0271_2Pin_SMD_Vert.kicad_mod
>
> I think it is useful to have the range name in there, as opposed to
> just the part numbers, to make it easier to find in the list (then
> PicoBlade modules sort together, as do MicroFit and so on). The part
> numbers are not sequential in the range: we have 53047, 53048, 53261
> and 53398. It's a bit longer, however.

Does this sound like a sensible naming structure for connectors, or at
least connectors which are not some manufacturer-independent standard
(like SOT-XX), but are rather some unique design for each range?

Thanks,

John